Miss Manners: New homeowner questions etiquette of an unusual room use plan

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Miss Manners: What rooms does etiquette require me to have in my home?

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Miss Manners: Who has the right of way at the restroom door?

GENTLE READER: The person leaving the facilities is usually allowed to exit first. But if the other person’s bathroom needs are that visibly urgent, Miss Manners suggests you get out of their way.

Miss Manners: We want to turn our living room into a playroom for our child

GENTLE READER: This may come as a shock, but etiquette does not care how your house is laid out (or whether or not you have a ...

Dear Miss Manners: Restaurant patrons fight back against loud music

Dear Miss Manners: I live in a large city, and used to enjoy going out to lunch or dinner with friends. However, the loud ...

Miss Manners: Is it true that I shouldn’t say waitress?

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MLive

Miss Manners: Elevator etiquette seems to have vanished

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a system of accepted manners related to them. It is true that we no longer dance ...
syracuse.com

Miss Manners: Gen Z co-workers’ dining etiquette is a nightmare; do I educate them?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I frequently attend team lunches and dinners with my immediate department members, both supervisors and associates. These dining experiences are mostly personal affairs and come ...
Texarkana Gazette

Miss Manners sets us straight on etiquette in the digital age

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-In an age when people can choose among text messages, email, Facebook and old-fashioned stamps and printed cards, the chance to use the wrong method when sending your very best is ...
syracuse.com

Miss Manners: An etiquette question so fussy it can only be described as ‘historical food porn’

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A genteel, proper tea at a traditional hotel requires one to sit demurely at a table too diminutive for any other posture, while awaiting the arrival of the scones, cream and jam.